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Medicine

Medicine (bêûdo cîgîlsu) is the study of cîgîlsu (sohoû) and the care of the solîlo (body). In Hîsyêô, medicine is a practical discipline of maintenance and repair, guided by Bostet (Care) and Unonsî (Technology).

Core Concepts

Health is viewed as a state of balance and function within the physical system.

EnglishHîsyêôLiteral Meaning
Medicine (Field)bêûdo cîgîlsuStudy of treatments
HealthsohoûHealthiness
BodysolîloBody / Corporeal form
Disease / SicknesssobûnîSickness / Illness
PaintônkôPain / Suffering
Treatmentcîgîlsu
RecoveryxîûfûRepair / Restoration

Philosophy of Care

Hîsyêô rejects the concept of "magical healing." The body is a complex biological machine that requires active maintenance.

nûs kôs yôk mozîkô; nûs tûu kon xîûfû hokîkî.We do not make magic; we do real repair.

Anatomy

The geography of the body (solîlo).

PartHîsyêôLiteral Meaning
Headwîk
Braindûuncît
Heartlozîdô
Liverciwîndî
Lungs

kukwon kon wedo woyû

organ of air exchanging
Stomach

kukwon ônî sîûfo

digester organ
Blood

luhû

Bone

ôstî

Skin

ocûo

Medical Practice

The medical profession is dedicated to the diagnosis and repair of biological systems.

Doctor:

ônî cûdo cîgîlsu(The treatment giving one)

Nurse:

ônî yoldûn cîgîlsu(The treatment helping one)

Patient:

ônî sobûnî(The sick one)

Condition:

êtsô sobûnî(Sick state)

Diagnosis:

xe yosten sobûnî(To discover sickness)

Surgeon:

ônî xîûfû xofô(Guts repairer)

Pharmacology

Medications are viewed as tools (yôn) for the body.

Medicine (Drug):

kûsowî cîgîlsu(Treatment material)

Pill:

gundolê cîgîlsu cûtî(Small treatment ball)

Vaccine:

cîgîlsu ônî cûfo yoûtî sobûnî(Guardian treatment of some illnesses)

Poison: nozî (Toxin)

Medical Specialties

Just as the body has many parts, medicine has many paths of expertise.

SpecialtyHîsyêôLiteral Meaning
Cardiology

bêûdo cîgîlsu lozîdô

Study of heart treatment
Neurology

bêûdo cîgîlsu kukwon dûuncît

Study of brain organ treatment
Dermatology

bêûdo cîgîlsu ocûo

Study of skin treatment
Orthopedics

bêûdo cîgîlsu ôstî

Study of bone treatment
Pediatrics

bêûdo cîgîlsu mênyûu

Study of children treatment
Geriatrics

bêûdo cîgîlsu ônî nokdo

Study of treatment of old ones
Psychiatry

bêûdo cîgîlsu dûuncît

Study of mental treatments
Pulmonology

bêûdo cîgîlsu kon wedo woyû

Study of air exchanging treatments
Surgery

bêûdo kon xîûfû xofô

Study of guts repairing